More than just an excellent zombie movie

Rating: 9/10 (31 May 2003)

At this writing, the film has not yet opened in the US, but I had an opportunity to see a press screening. This is a very good zombie movie, in the spirit of the wonderful British horror films of the '60s ("Village of the Damned," "The Day of the Triffids," etc.), with a touch of "The Omega Man." Very scary--honestly and with a minimum of claptrap. It's more than that, though. It's also about how people feel and behave under such awful circumstances, and the durability and persistence of love. I think "28 Days Later" deserves lots of consideration and praise.